Lukashenko tells Belarusian Education Ministry to stick to current policy
Summing up results of the government conference on improving the education system, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko urged to stop all kinds of radical policy changes and not interfere with the education minister's work. Meanwhile, oblast governors are supposed to work harder to take care of practical matters, BelTA has learned.
Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “It is necessary to put a stop to all kinds of radical policy changes in the Education Ministry. It is very important. There is the ministry. The leadership. We've determined this wheel track as I say. Don't interfere with the work of the minister and the Education Ministry. They are wise people and know how various matters should be handled according to the law, the legislation, and the Constitution. Let them work.”
The president warned the ministry's personnel: if someone is not satisfied with the minister or the top officials, then they should find another job. “You understand my hints and know what I am talking about,” he noted.
“If we don't allow him [the education minister] to work… Whoever is appointed education minister will not be able to work because everyone approaches the Education Ministry and tries to help, give hints, or get things done the way they want,” Aleksandr Lukashenko added.
“Today we've finished the conversation about the tasks the education system faces. We are moving on,” the president stressed. “It applies least of all to the education minister but more to the oblast governors. If you hear how you should act, do it. We will be unable to get things done in healthcare or education without the oblast governors.”
Heads of the oblast administrations should primarily focus on practical matters. “The minister and the government have to see from up top how people [on the ground] work,” the head of state said. “Concrete matters concerning schools such as buses, meals, and the rest should be handled by oblast governors and heads of district administrations. Take care of it.”
